Ulala
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Ulala (うらら Urara) is a video game character and the main protagonist of the video game series Space Channel 5. When Ulala was 12 years old, she was involved in a spaceship accident in which she was rescued by a reporter from a broadcasting station called Space Channel 5. This event inspired Ulala to not only become a reporter for the little-watched broadcasting station, but also to strive to become the best reporter in the galaxy. She has rivalry with Pudding and has an evil twin robotic counterpart named Evila.
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[edit] Statistics
- Name: Ulala (うらら in Japanese and Urara in romanization)
- Occupation: Channel 5 reporter
- Age: 22
- Date of Birth: May 30, 2477
- Astrological Sign: Gemini
- Blood Type: B
- Hair Colour: Pink
- Eye Colour: Blue
- Planet of Origin: Earth
- Known Relatives: Mother (name unknown)
- Favourite Ice Cream: Cherry vanilla
- Hobby: Dancing
- Name Origin: Ulala's mother is from a country in East Nippon. Her name was given to express the tone of this country.
[edit] Story
[edit] Space Channel 5
At the start of the game, Ulala is now 22 years old and has been working as a rookie reporter for Channel 5 Studios for two years. An alien race called Morolians arrived to Earth and began to attack civilians with a special ray gun, forcing all those who come in contact with the gun beam to dance uncontrollably. Although Channel 5 sent out most of their reporters, they were all captured by the Morolians. Fuse, the director for Channel 5's investigative reporting team and Ulala's boss, saw this as an opportunity for Ulala to show her true reporting talents and sent her to get the story.
[edit] Appearances
Ulala appeared as the main protagonist for Space Channel 5, Space Channel 5 Part 2 and Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack. She also appeared in Sega SuperStars in a mini based on Space Channel 5 and in Sonic Riders as an unlockable, playable character where she can be obtained by beating Mission Mode. She's also a playable character in Beach Spikers, but she her parts have to be unlocked. She has also starred in Ulala's Channel J for the Vodafone.
[edit] Design controversy
In early 2003, Lady Miss Kier, formerly of the band Deee-Lite, initiated a lawsuit against SEGA for allegedly stealing her former persona and using it as the basis for the design of Ulala.
The lawsuit was based on accusations of copying her look of knee-high boots, short skirts and a pink ponytail [1]. Kier claimed that SEGA offered to pay her $16,000 to license her name, image and songs for the game, though she ultimately rejected their offer. Kier later learned that they went ahead and used her resemblance without her permission, and she decided to initiate the lawsuit. She ultimately lost the suit and a later appeal [2].
[edit] Voice actresses
In the English versions of Space Channel 5 and Space Channel 5 Part 2, Ulala is voiced by Apollo Smile. In the Japanese version, her voice actress is credited as "Herself". In truth, it is actually made unclear who voices Ulala in the Japanese version.
